CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS

Research to Support Development of Regional Monitoring Frameworks to Support Cumulative Effects Assessment

Tobacco Creek Model Watershed Research Consortium

Deadline for Submission: September 15, 2011

The Canadian Water Network is requesting research proposals, to be funded for a maximum of three years (2012–15), to develop a watershed-scale research platform that will support the Tobacco Creek Model Watershed research consortium node in establishing a regional monitoring framework to support cumulative effects assessments, including cumulative effects monitoring of agri-ecosystem sustainability in the Red River Valley and Lake Winnipeg Basin.

This specific call for research projects is part of a CWN Canadian Watershed Research Consortium. It forms part of a national research program and represents a call for research within one of five different region-specific consortium nodes, each of which is developing research programs related to improving cumulative effects assessment by establishing regional monitoring frameworks.

Calls for research proposals within three other regional nodes can be found here.

As part of its Canadian Watershed Research Consortium initiative, this call seeks to advance the understanding of hydrological, water quality and biological processes within the Tobacco Creek Model Watershed and Red River Valley. New sampling stations and innovative sampling methodologies will supplement the existing long-term datasets for the watersheds; contribute to local models as well as regional understanding of cumulative effects; and provide a suite of measurable indicators for the agriculture-dominated drainage system of the Lake Winnipeg Basin.

Through this process, the CWN anticipates funding several research projects of three-year duration. Total available funding is $600,000 over three years ($200,000 per year).

Important dates

Application process

Note: Applicants who submit a research proposal must be eligible to receive funds from a tricouncil granting agency — i.e., NSERC, SSHRC or CIHR.

• Download the full request for proposals (PDF).

Please read this document carefully. It is the full RFP and explains the nature and scope of the research opportunity to which you are responding.

Deadline for submission

Proposals must be submitted by e-mail to Janice Levangie no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT on September 15, 2011.

Confirmation of receipt of proposals will be sent within 72 hours. If confirmation is not received, contact Janice Levangie by e-mail or telephone at (519) 888-4567, ext. 31144.

Documents to download, complete and return to CWN

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You are also welcome to contact Janice Levangie directly, who will forward the files by e-mail.

• CWN WSTC 2011-1: Proposal Information (MS Word .docx document)
• CWN WSTC 2011-2: Budget (MS Excel .xlsx document)
• CWN WSTC 2011-3: Applicant Signature (MS Word .docx document)
• CWN WSTC 2011-4: Investigator Signature (MS Word .docx document)
• CWN WSTC 2011-5: Environmental Impact Statement (MS Word .docx document)
• CWN WSTC 2011-6: Conflict of Interest (MS Word .docx document)
  Please refer to the NCE Program Guide for the Conflict of Interest Policy
• CWN WSTC 2011-7: Intellectual Property (MS Word .docx document)